What is another word for widower?

Pronunciation: [wˈɪdə͡ʊə] (IPA)

A widower is a term used to describe a man whose spouse has passed away. While this term is commonly used, there are also several other synonyms that can be used to refer to a man who has lost his wife. These include bereaved husband, grieving husband, unmarried man, husband in mourning, and spouse survivor. Each of these synonyms offers a slightly different connotation, but all convey the same idea that the man has experienced the loss of his partner. It's important to use language that is sensitive and respectful when referring to someone who has experienced the death of a loved one.

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Usage examples for Widower

Did you not on this very spot abuse matrimony so vehemently, that you even alarmed, and terrified such an old widower as I am?
"The Dead Lake and Other Tales"
Paul Heyse
He too conceived an attachment for Marianne Pajot, and married her, being already a widower, at the age of twenty-three.
"A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)"
Mrs. Sutherland Orr
Monsieur Gerbault, formerly a clerk in one of the government offices, has only a modest fortune; he is a widower with two daughters, to both of whom he has given an excellent education.
"Monsieur Cherami"
Charles Paul de Kock

Famous quotes with Widower

  • I'm a widower with three sons and seven grandchildren. One of my sons is my partner on the ranch.
    Wilford Brimley
  • Whoever marries the spirit of this age will find himself a widower in the next.
    William Ralph Inge
  • We call that person who has lost his father, an orphan; and a widower that man who has lost his wife. But that man who has known the immense unhappiness of losing a friend, by what name do we call him? Here every language is silent and holds its peace in impotence.
    Joseph Roux
  • Whoever marries the spirit of this age will find himself a widower in the next.
    William Ralph Inge
  • There are always an ample sufficiency of compassionate neighbours ready to console one who, by common consent, is styled "the disconsolate widower.”
    Letitia Elizabeth Landon

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